This is a new #JWST image of the Crystal Ball Nebula, or NGC 1514.
It's called a "planetary nebula" for historical reasons, but it's actually the remnants of a dying binary star—including two expanding rings of dust and gas.
When our Sun becomes a red giant, it will look a little like this.
It's called a "planetary nebula" for historical reasons, but it's actually the remnants of a dying binary star—including two expanding rings of dust and gas.
When our Sun becomes a red giant, it will look a little like this.
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https://esawebb.org/images/weic2508a/
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/M. Ressler/D. Jones
You know, pulling back from this, my first thought was it looked like an ultrasound of testicles, at which, I laughed.